HP ProCurve 2500 Figure 13. Example of Supplicant Operation, You want to connect port 1 on switch “A” to port 5 on switch “B”

Enhancements in Release F.05.05 through F.05.70

Enhancements in Release F.05.05 through F.05.60

Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to Other Switches

802.1X Authentication Commands	page 38
802.1X Supplicant Commands
[no] aaa port-access < supplicant < [ethernet] < port-list>	page 58
[auth-timeout held-period start-period max-start initialize	page 59
identity secret clear-statistics]
802.1X-Related Show Commands	page 61
RADIUS server configuration	pages 43

You can configure a switch port to operate as a supplicant in a connection to a port on another 802.1X- aware switch to provide security on links between 802.1X-aware switches. (Note that a port can operate as both an authenticator and a supplicant.)

For example, suppose that you want to connect two switches, where:■Switch “A” has port 1 configured for 802.1X supplicant operation

■You want to connect port 1 on switch “A” to port 5 on switch “B”.

Switch “B”

Port 5

Port 1

Switch “A”

Port 1 Configured as an

802.1X Supplicant

LAN Core RADIUS Server

Figure 13. Example of Supplicant Operation

1.When port 1 on switch “A” is first connected to a port on switch “B”, or if the ports are already connected and either switch reboots, port 1 begins sending start packets to port 5 on switch “B”.

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